fly the coop
Example Sentences
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When your kids have flown the coop, this is where you will probably spend your retirement years, so picture yourselves living there if/when you have reduced mobility.
From MarketWatch
But the Incorrigibles had already flown the coop, so to speak.
From Literature
As the neutrons and protons fly the coop, they travel as radiation.
From Literature
Big Bear Lake’s famed bald eagle couple has flown the coop, and naturalists are pointing to the city’s July 4th fireworks celebration as the likely culprit.
From Los Angeles Times
The woman hired to take care of it all — who had power of attorney over the property — had flown the coop, neighbors said, along with truckloads of goods.
From Los Angeles Times
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